He was recorded as Warren Case, in the household of James W. Tinsley, and 11 years old at the time of this census. Missouri was his reported birthplace. [He was adopted by the Tinsleys after his parents died in 1843 from pneumonia.]

[S281] Ruth M. Slevin, compiler, Morgan County, Indiana Marriage Records 1822-1851, (Fort Wayne, Indiana : Allen County Public Library, 1967), p. 215. The Morgan County courthouse was partially destroyed by fire on the 21st of March, 1876. In August of 1876, J.K. Scott was appointed by the County Commissioners to copy records that were damaged into new books. Without doubt, there are many errors in the transcription.. (Reliability: 1).